Life-guard fender for wheels.



N0. 826,664. PATENTED JULY 24, 1906.

J. P. KANE. LIFE GUARD EENDEE EOE WHEELS.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 12. 1906.

JOSEPH PATRICK KANE, OF RENOVO, PENNSYLVANIA.

LIFE-GUARD FENDER FOR WHEELS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 24, 1906.

Application filed May 12,1906. SerialNo, 316,533.

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOSEPH PATRICK KANE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Renovo, in the county of Clinton' and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new andlmproved Life-Guard Fender for Wheels, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to a life-guard fender for wheels consisting of adjustable sheets of metal nearly encircling the wheel; and the objects of my invention are, first, to provide a guardfor wheels that will successfullyprevent the loss of life and limb of man andv animals second, to afford facilities by which the four sheets of which the guard is constructed may be adjusted to accommodate brake-shoes which must pass through the guard on either or both sides, or in case no brake-shoe is to be accommodated both openings in the guard ina-y be closed by so adjusting the sheets before being bolted or riveted; third, to suport the said guard at four points by braces which are attached to plates, said plates being bolted to the j ournal-box of the axle at a convenient point, and, fourth, to so construct a guard that it may be adjusted to the wheels without removing cars from their trucks. I attain these objects by the mechanisrn illustrated in the accompanying draw* ings, in which- Figure 1 is a front view of the entire uard, showing it in position nearly encirc 'ng a wheel Fig. 2, a top view showing the location of the guard on the journal-box, Fig. 3,

a side view showing the opening in the uard with the brake-shoe removed and its re ative position to the wheel and rail; Fig. 4, a side view showing position of braces and plates. Fig. 5 is a detail front view of braces and plates which support the guard; Fig. 6, a detail side view of Fig. 5 Fig. 7, a detail front view of the circular extremity of the guard, showing adjustment of the braces at that point; Fi 8, a detail side view of Fig..7 Fig.

9, a detai bottom view of Fig. 7.

Similar letters refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

The four sheets A c B b constitute the guard, A c being stationary parts and having openings H (see Figs. 3 and 4) to admit brake-shoe S on either. or both sides of the wheel, as the case may be, these sheets having holes at points P for bolts or rivets located equidistantly, so that there are five sets of holes in the arc described by the guard the guard through when complete, sheets beingbolted or riveted after adjustment is made.

Fig. 1 shows a brake-shoe protruding through an opening H in the sheet A and opening in the sheet a being closed by sheet b covering it. The object in having five sets of holes at points P is to facilitate the closing of opening H in sheet A by sliding B forward, when it will close the opening H in sheet A, and its bolt lor rivet holes will then engage corresponding holes, which will permit re'- bolting or reriveting. Sheet b may also be advanced in the same manner, which exposes opening H in sheet a, or sheets B b may be so adjusted as to leave both openings exposed or closed, as desired.

The width of the guard is sunicient to extend beyond the edge of the wheel about two and one-half inches on each side.

The guard nearly encircles the wheel and clears it at every point by about one and onehalf inches, its ends being circular and about three inches in diameter and terminating about one inch above the top of the rail.

The guard is supported and maintained in this position by two metal braces C c, having a cross-section in the shape of a right angle, being so bent and cut at the ends N n, Fig. 6, that they engage the-guard at the points P, Fig. 1, and extend entirely across the width'of the guard and are then riveted or bolted to the holes in the sheets at point of contact. These braces are riveted or bolted to two straight metal plates D d at R, (see Fig. 5,) saidplates being fastened to the journal-box J of axle V by a to plate E and a bottom plate e, being bolte to them when the guard is adjusted to said journalbox, which is about one-half inch from the inside face. The metal plates D d are made so that their broad surface has the same width as the side of the journal-box at the ppint of contact, so that they iit snugly in ace.

The metal plates E e are bent at the ends so as to engage the ends of plates D d and be held securely in place by bolts F f, these plates also having the width of top and bot* tom of journal-box at points of contact, tghereby insuring a firm hold on said journalox. I

The circular terminals K are prevented from coming together or separating by two additional braces G g, (see Figs. 1 and 4,) adjusted to the flattened surface Y (see Fig. 7)

IOO

IIO

of the circular terminals K, the braces G g able,

M, Fig. 9, in'order to braces,

being bent at the ends engage the terminals K and permit a bolt U,

Fi 7, fastening them in place.

'il claim- 1. Ametal life-guard fender for wheels consisting oi a sheet-metal guard in four parts nearly encircling the Wheel with a clearance of about one and one-half inches at every point and width necessary to extend two and one-half inches beyond the edge of the wheel on each side and terminating about one inch from top of rail, as substantially set forth.

2. A metal life-guard fender having a sheetmetal guard consisting of four parts, two parts being stationary having openings to admit brake-shoe; the lower ends of which being in the form of a circle about three inches in diameter being about an inch from the top of the rail, the circular part being slightly flattened on the inside to permit the bo ting or riveting of two braces which connect the above-mentioned points said braces being bent at both ends to engage iiattened terminals on either side of the guard, all as substantially described.

3. A metal life-guard fender having a sheetmetal guard consisting of four parts; two parts being. stationary having openings to admit brake-shoes and so riveted or bolted at various points that the remaining two parts can be adjusted so as to close the opening on one side, leaving the opposite part open to admit thebrake-shoe or by further adjustment of movable parts, both openings can remain open for the admission of brake-.shoes on either side, all as substantially shown.

4. A metal life-guard fender having a sheetmetal guard, nearly encircling the Wheel, consisting of four parts two parts being stationary containing openings for the admission of brake-shoes, the remaining two being adjustall being supported by two metal riveted or bolted to metal plates which are adjustable to the journal-box of the axle, all as substantially explained.

5. A metal life-guard fender having a sheetmetal guard supported by two metal braces, each being bent so that the ends engage the guard at four points and extend' entirel across the width of the guard, they being bolted or riveted; and the central part of the brace being bolted or riveted to metal plates which are adjustable to the journal-box of the axle, as substantially shown.

A metal life-guard fender having a sheetmetal guard supported by two braces, the central parts of which are bolted or riveted to two metal plates which are adjustable to the lsides of the journal-box, these plates having the contour of the sides of the box at that point of adjustment, all as substantially described.

7. A metal life-guard fender having a sheetmetal guard supported by two braces the central parts of which are bolted or riveted to two metal plates which are adjustable to the sides of the journal-box; these in turn being fastened to said box by two metal plates, one located at the top of the journal-box and the other at the bottom of said box, each being bent at the ends so as to engage the ends of side plates and to which they arev securely fastened by bolts extending through the ends of side plates and the bent ends of both top and bottom plates respectively, top and bottom plates also having the contour of top and bottom respectively of the journal-box at the point of contact, as substantially set forth.

JOSEPH PATRICK KANE. Witnesses:

JULIAN H. KENDIG, R. C. JoHNsoN. 

